Economic Times Top Stories

• Five-day work week: The larger productivity debate
• ICAI to certify independent directors, new course likely by October-end
• ICAI seeks to keep NFRA under MCA as Centre reworks Corporate Laws Bill
• ICAI moves to propose CA Act changes, draft in 2 months to build larger Indian accounting firms
• UPI MDR: 18% GST to add cost for exempt businesses, hit thin-margin sectors
• ICAI rolls out SSA 5000 to align India’s sustainability assurance with global norms from April 2027
• Why Do India’s Best Boards Fail? The Structural Flaws that Corporate Law Ignores
• FMCG firms to hold prices despite rise in commodity costs; prioritise volume growth
• After the $127 Billion FCNR(B) Surge: The Real Test Is Deployment, Liquidity and ALM
• US' nips at Moscow may sour India ties

Economic Times

• Reliance to raise Rs 10,000 crore next week as companies rush to tap surplus bank liquidity
• NFO Insight: Motilal Oswal Nifty REITs & Realty Index Fund opens for subscription. Is now the right time to invest in realty?
• INDIA RUPEE-Rupee to navigate US-Iran truce possibility, surging global bond yields
• Oil prices slip 1% as traders hope for US-Iran truce amid fresh attacks on Saudi pipeline
• Sensex gains over 100 pts, Nifty hovers around 23,100 after gap-down opening; IT stocks drag
• IRDAI proposes clawback of commissions in case of mis-selling
• India's manufacturing ambition faces a defining test of execution, policy and trust
• India’s innovation push needs policy, governance to catch up with technology
• Five-day work week: The larger productivity debate
• PhonePe to hire 20,000 additional on-roll sales employees in rural India, deploy over 50 lakh payment devices

CA Club India

• India Moves to Shield UPI Users from New Merchant Fees
• BJP Pali District President Seeks Tax Audit Due Date Extension for AY 2026-27
• CBIC Appoints Common Adjudicating Authority for Tirupati Udyog Customs Matter
• Bombay HC Quashes Rs 79.7 Crore GST Demand on Karan Johar Firms, Says Films Are Not IT Software
• MP P.P. Chaudhary Urges FM Sitharaman to Extend Tax Audit Due Date to 31st October 2026
• CA Exams January 2027: ICAI Announces Foundation and Intermediate Exam Schedule
• Rajasthan HC to Hear Tax Audit Deadline Extension Plea on 25th September
• NPCI Clarifies GST on UPI MDR: Small Merchants and 96% Transactions to Remain Unaffected
• CBDT Notifies New TDS Reporting Requirements for Property Transactions in Form 141 from 1st October 2026
• UPI MDR on Transactions Above Rs 2000: FM Sitharaman Clarifies Who Will Pay

BBC News

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• New policies, election speculation: What to expect from Burnham's first Labour conference as PM
• Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope's visit
• Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speech
• Miliband tells Iran minister UK will not tolerate 'hostile activity' on British soil
• Our son's death could have been prevented by FA, say parents of striker Billy Vigar